Method and apparatus for the diagnosis of pneumonia using exhaled breath metabolomics

An apparatus for analyzing exhaled breath to detect pneumonia in a patient, comprising:

• a breath detector apparatus operable to capture and hold a volatile organic compound (VOCs) that is contained within a exhaled breath;
• a breath VOC analyzer in communication with the breath detector apparatus, the breath VOC analyzer operable to automatically determine a level of the VOC;
• a hardware computer processor configured to compare the level of the VOC to a predetermined threshold level of the VOC, to output a disease signal if the level of the VOC is less than the threshold level of the VOC;
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• a display in communication with the hardware computer processor, the display operable to provide an aural or visual alert of a disease indication.